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[Pancaek]

Clate fiddles with the radio again, clumsy in his crystal tentacles. He sends the following to everyone on the bore who can recieve it.

Code: [Select]

.- -. -.-- / --- ..-. / -.-- --- ..- / .- -.-. - ..- .- .-.. .-.. -.-- / -.-. --- -- .. -. --. / --- .-. / -. --- -

[Radio Controlled]

Clate fiddles with the radio again, clumsy in his crystal tentacles. He sends the following to everyone on the bore who can recieve it.

Code: [Select]

.- -. -.-- / --- ..-. / -.-- --- ..- / .- -.-. - ..- .- .-.. .-.. -.-- / -.-. --- -- .. -. --. / --- .-. / -. --- -

"Such haste, my my. Very well, since it seems we have people attending the reparations of the bore, we'll get ourselves ready to go."

Ready to go on the crystal ruins exploration. Go introduce myself to the moths, suppress the urge to end their wretched lives in holy slaughter. Don't mention things like wizard eyes though, keep the ol' robe worn long. If they ask, I'm just here to help out and study the crystal ruins.

In case we aren't moving out yet this turn, some research: would it be possible to link multiple teleporter knives to a single destination portal?

And conversely, what about one knife with multiple possible destination portals? 

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza
Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.
Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.
Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.
After his encounter with a Word of God, the edges of his vision are flickering with black flame and his skin is extremely pale with what appear to be black veins instead of the normal blue ones. It also forced him to reevaluate his views on the cthonic church and god.
Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
Stats
Str: 11
Dex: 11
Spe: 13
End: 12
Awa: 12
Cun: 11
Kno: 10
Ner: 14 
Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1
Flammenvision!
Inventory

Soldier's chestplate
Clothing: simple priest robes, currently worn long to hide the black veins
Rubber Suit

1 ethral rifle [10 rounds]  (pierce 3)
2x black flame
2x smoke bomb
1 flashbang

3 Silent Night
4 worm blood

1 minor artifact
1 minor artifact belonging to Rhea
1 beaker artifact (found in crystal ruins) => in locker
1 crystal construct

Transport mission papers
1 black book copy
1 black book
1 book "Artifacts of Faith"
1 empyrean city map
1 field lighter
1 radio
portal knives design
123 fathoms
   -loaned 40 to Cara (Tiruin)
3 unspent skillpoints

[banelord]

I do have some small skill in mechanics and electronics, if you want I could take a look at the bore and see what I could affect repair wise? If not I'll join on whatever expedition you're heading on, though I'd probably want to grab a couple weapons first.

In the meantime test the use of the Grappling arm, testing ease of use, responsiveness and how well the flesh of it still works.

Spoiler: Ony (click to show/hide)

Name: Ony
Description: Grey furred mole man with welding burn scars on his face.
Goal: Found a new town to make mechanical marvels

Stats
Str: 12
Dex: 10
Spe: 8
End: 12
Awa: 10
Cun: 9
Kno: 9
Ner:13

Skills
Diving 2
Occult 1
Electronics 1
Survival 1
Weaponsmith 2
Mechanical 1

Inventory
7 Fathoms

Augments and Anomalies
Grappling Hook arm, made of flesh and mechanical parts

[Ozarck]

I do have some small skill in mechanics and electronics, if you want I could take a look at the bore and see what I could affect repair wise? If not I'll join on whatever expedition you're heading on, though I'd probably want to grab a couple weapons first.

"I recommend you go on the expedition. I am sure that Friend Clate could use your formidable assistance. I will return your fargment for the expedition, but conceal it well, lest the moths become jittery. More jittery. If they ask about your current condition, lie. Feel free to use me as a scapegoat. I t seems I will not be able to join you all on this one.

Speaking of fragments, find that human that was here moments ago and take her along as well. Brother Adam has her fragment, and I am sure she will delight in the wonders of the Chrystal people as we all have in the past."

AsHul shifts his attention toward Adam, like a paper bag full of potatoes slumping over.

"Brother, I am most curious as to whether you might find another Star Dragon in this city. Please alert me immediately if that is the case. I wish to stake a claim, if possible. Also, this expedition begins as our first ended: chaos and Diver death. Pray that this expedition does not end as that one began. Alert me should that be the case as well. I may ... assist you." AsHul's eye twitches spasmodically in the direction of the glowing portal. It's hard to tell if this means anything, however, or if AsHul is merely suffering an epileptic episode.

[Pancaek]

In case we're all set to go for the crystal adventure, lead the team towards the crystal uplink. Keep an eye the feeling/connection I have with the crystal overmind as we get closer to the uplink

If we can't embark on our trip yet, just keep stonesense sonar'ing the city for points of interest.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: To bring back the crystal race
 
Stats
Str:  12
Dex:  8
Spe:  10
End:  13
Awa:  12
Cun:  8
Kno:  14
Ner:  15

Skills
Natural +3 Caving
Natural +3 Geology
Natural Mute
Natural No clothing
Natural Stonesenses
Natural Stoneshaping

Unarmed: +2
Weapon skill: Stone Blade +2
Stealth: +1
Archeology: +2
Weaponsmith: +2
Navigation: +1
Armorsmith: +1
Chemical: +1

Inventory
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with Pseudomagnetic mortar
Knife (cut2, pierce2)
TNT x5
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10
"Muggy"(skull mug scrimshawed with "can we fix it?" on the side, "No, it's fucked." on the bottom. Has trigger on the inside of the spine-handle that, when squeezed, caused the mandible to open and close)
100ft silk rope
6 Octahedrons - supposedly replicate materials
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod (on loan to Kara)
Silver ethral pendant: small silver pendant in the shape of a compound eye wreathed in white fire
Ethral archive promissory note




443 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
5. Pryamid with stumpy limbs
7. snake golem. Its larger than the original by several times and rougher, sort of like a squirming line of uncut gemstones, each the size of a human fist.

Warehouse/bore storage:
Bomb Collar
Slate box
Spool of thermoreactive wire.
Acoustic guitar (Metal + guardbone, totally mundane.)
Mail shirt (Made to integrate directly into the exosuit, protecting surface that houses Shluck including head.Protect 3)
Rifle (pierce2, 6/10 magazine)
Small Knife from crystal barrel
Small bowl from crystal barrel
roll of very thin and flexible stone
small cube of the extremely dense material
sharp pyramid shaped wedge thing
3 structural junk
30 chemical junk
1 gold ingot

1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
6. Rolling Orb
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.

[piecewise]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Rhea Alcove
Description: A female human with blonde hear. She holds a Hooked Cleaver in her right hand and wears a Mail Shirt for protection. She wears a denim shirt and denim jeans, along with tennis shoes.
Goal: To explore and learn as much as she can

Stats:
Str:10
Dex:10
Spe:10
End:10
Awa:10
Cun:11
Kno:10
Ner:12

Skills:
Weapon Skill(Cleaver): 1
Diving: 1
Unarmed: 1
Persuasion: 1
Defense Skill(Mail Armor): 1
Survival: 1
Biological: 1
Caving: 1
Navigation: 1
Animal Handling: 1

Inventory:Free Clothing
Worm Blood x2
Organic Junk x2
Hooked Cleaver
Mail Shirt

Lead the repair person to the bore

Done.

Search for local jobs and bounties next. Focus on high paying jobs, nothing under 100 fathoms.

Spoiler: Alex Wells (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Wells

Description: A middle aged man standing 5'7" feet tall. He has short brown hair and an unkempt beard.

Goal: Exploring the depths and collecting its wealth.

Stats:
Str: 12
Dex: 11
Spe: 12
End: 12
Awa: 12
Cun: 12
Kno: 12
Ner: 12

Skills:
Explosives 2
Mechanical 1
Survival 1
Caving 1
Chemical 2
Geology 1
3 Skill points

Inventory:
Dynamo Lantern
Field Lighter
4 TNT (explosive 4)
Bladed Shovel (Cut 3)
3 Fathoms
Crystal box of golem limbs
Golem buddy (flat disc and hooks)
Black Flame (Cut 3)
Rifle (Pierce 2) 3/10
Grappling Hook
Moon bladed staff (Cut 4, ?)
Silk shirt (oversized and bloodstained red)
Gas mask
2 lenses
A severed leg
5 ancient human books
20 copied ancient dictionary pages

[6]
The best paying job you can find in town, that doesn't require you to go elsewhere, is a bounty on the producer of an illegal drug called "Haze".  Its over 1000 fathoms but there are few leads.

AsHul will loom disconcertingly over any outsiders (or Bore crew) who attempt to examine, prod, test, fiddle wiht, monkey with, tinker upon, or otherwise interfere with the Seal. He'll want detailed information on the repair plan, should such a repair be feasible. He'll be willing to explain what we know of how the portal formed and what we did to contain it.

Meanwhile, contemplate the necessary Dive to transfer some of the creative energies from the portal into one of his guitars. Would a simple summon spell be viable, or would that effectively unleash a mini portal, causing damage to the guitar and/or AsHul's person? Would the Dive need to add a Seal as well? If so, would it be easier and/or safer to simply Enchant the Guitar with Creation?

20 Fathoms total deducted for supplies.

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent.
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:10  Dex:9  Spe:10  End:12  Awa:13  Cun:13  Kno:12  Ner:16

Skills (2 point unspent)
3 Diving
2 Animal Handling
1 Survival
2 Weapon skill: Guitar (1/3 to level 3)

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Moleman's relic fragment
Black Book (Genuine)
Black Book (copy, strata 1,2,4)
2 Silent Night
4 Worm Blood
100 ft of rope
1 knife (cut/pierce 2)
2 Occult Junks
some kind of lightning tree from the plane of elemental forces
Song Book (Treasure, Vomit, Dissociate, Shred)
collar made of demagnetized neodymium
1 Bone-fretted haunted electric guitar
1 mundane acoustic guitar with wave patterns in abalone and turquoise
1 Crystalline Clate Guitar
155  Fathoms (+ One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore)

You oversee everything having to do with the seal while thinking about your own future meddling with it.

You are pretty sure that any sort of fiddling with it is gonna either cause or require the breaking of this seal. This seal is, after all, absolute. It was designed to hold it in, with no vent or tap on that power. Its possible you could dive to create a hole in that seal out of which to draw power, but such a thing is dangerous. Instead, you might try to somehow link the portal's power to the guitar. A sort of channel that could be turned off and on.

"Ah yes, thank you brother Nyw, I'll take it into my care for now. Do you know the name of this new diver, by any chance?"

Nyw nods.  "I believe it is 'Rhea', though I did not catch her surname.  A human, like yourself, wearing strange clothes that I have not seen before."

"Honored One, I think that is an unnecessary restriction, as small Dives have a small effect, even when they go wrong, and Diving into the Spheres do not seem to carry the same risk of sudden destruction. Ah, Honored One, that is a look we Abominations are well familiar with. Yes, for now I will abide by the request, unless necessary, as it was moments ago."

"Hmm.  I will defer to your judgement then, Ashul; if you do not believe simple diving will pose a danger to this bore or its crew, then I will trust you in that.  Although, I must ask that you err on the side of caution.  If a powerful dive is necessary for whatever reason, and you have the time and freedom to do so, please, do conduct it elsewhere?  You understand my worries, I'm sure."

Guard the seal with Ashul.

Spoiler: The Unpronounceable Undead (click to show/hide)

Name: Nyw'geuq Otin Sunam; calls himself "The Lords' Child"
Description:

((One murakumo! ))
Goal: Inscrutable, which is code for "Talks like this.".

Stats:
Str: 15 
Dex: 9
Spe:11
End:14
Awa:14
Cun: 9
Kno: 8
Ner: 12

Skills:
Unarmed: +1
Defense Skill: +3 (Full Plate)
Vehicle Skill: +1
Caving: +1
Navigation: +1
Murakumo: +2


Inventory:
Full Plate Armor [Protective 4]
Ornamental Mask of the Child

Extremely crude harness, holding all Nyw's weapons:
Crystal Murakumo [Cut 6, Pierce 3]
----Enchanted to remove fragility.
Giant Guardian Hatchet [Chop 4, ]
Two knives [Cut 2, Pierce 2]
Tungsten Toothpick [Pierce 5] (10/10)
Slave Trap
Three smoke grenades
Tunnel Clearer shotgun [5/5 shotshells] [shotgun 3] [Pierce 3] (5 spare shotshells) (3 spare slugs)
Guard rifle [Pierce 2] (0/10) (0 spare rounds)

300' of silk rope
2x Silent Night
2x Black Flame
2x Cave Spider Venom
30x Path markers

Followers:
Gus (Young human with minimal training and a small iron weapon.  Healthy.)
Baxter (Young human with minimal training and a small iron weapon.  Healthy.)

You prevent any sort of dangerous fiddling with the portal. Or diving in the area. Or testing of weapons. Or any of the other many dumb things that could happen.

I do have some small skill in mechanics and electronics, if you want I could take a look at the bore and see what I could affect repair wise? If not I'll join on whatever expedition you're heading on, though I'd probably want to grab a couple weapons first.

In the meantime test the use of the Grappling arm, testing ease of use, responsiveness and how well the flesh of it still works.

Spoiler: Ony (click to show/hide)

Name: Ony
Description: Grey furred mole man with welding burn scars on his face.
Goal: Found a new town to make mechanical marvels

Stats
Str: 12
Dex: 10
Spe: 8
End: 12
Awa: 10
Cun: 9
Kno: 9
Ner:13

Skills
Diving 2
Occult 1
Electronics 1
Survival 1
Weaponsmith 2
Mechanical 1

Inventory
7 Fathoms

Augments and Anomalies
Grappling Hook arm, made of flesh and mechanical parts

The hook has replaced your right hand and some of the forearm, fusing into the remaining arm. It still functions as you'd expect, though it does so with a thought not a trigger pull. Also, the shot seems to be able to be guided a bit in air and the cord seems to be at least partially under your control, letting you worm it about a bit on top of just retracting it.  The remaining arm still functions as you'd expect.

Clate fiddles with the radio again, clumsy in his crystal tentacles. He sends the following to everyone on the bore who can recieve it.

Code: [Select]

.- -. -.-- / --- ..-. / -.-- --- ..- / .- -.-. - ..- .- .-.. .-.. -.-- / -.-. --- -- .. -. --. / --- .-. / -. --- -

"Such haste, my my. Very well, since it seems we have people attending the reparations of the bore, we'll get ourselves ready to go."

Ready to go on the crystal ruins exploration. Go introduce myself to the moths, suppress the urge to end their wretched lives in holy slaughter. Don't mention things like wizard eyes though, keep the ol' robe worn long. If they ask, I'm just here to help out and study the crystal ruins.

In case we aren't moving out yet this turn, some research: would it be possible to link multiple teleporter knives to a single destination portal?

And conversely, what about one knife with multiple possible destination portals? 

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza
Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.
Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.
Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.
After his encounter with a Word of God, the edges of his vision are flickering with black flame and his skin is extremely pale with what appear to be black veins instead of the normal blue ones. It also forced him to reevaluate his views on the cthonic church and god.
Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
Stats
Str: 11
Dex: 11
Spe: 13
End: 12
Awa: 12
Cun: 11
Kno: 10
Ner: 14 
Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1
Flammenvision!
Inventory

Soldier's chestplate
Clothing: simple priest robes, currently worn long to hide the black veins
Rubber Suit

1 ethral rifle [10 rounds]  (pierce 3)
2x black flame
2x smoke bomb
1 flashbang

3 Silent Night
4 worm blood

1 minor artifact
1 minor artifact belonging to Rhea
1 beaker artifact (found in crystal ruins) => in locker
1 crystal construct

Transport mission papers
1 black book copy
1 black book
1 book "Artifacts of Faith"
1 empyrean city map
1 field lighter
1 radio
portal knives design
123 fathoms
   -loaned 40 to Cara (Tiruin)
3 unspent skillpoints

In case we're all set to go for the crystal adventure, lead the team towards the crystal uplink. Keep an eye the feeling/connection I have with the crystal overmind as we get closer to the uplink

If we can't embark on our trip yet, just keep stonesense sonar'ing the city for points of interest.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: To bring back the crystal race
 
Stats
Str:  12
Dex:  8
Spe:  10
End:  13
Awa:  12
Cun:  8
Kno:  14
Ner:  15

Skills
Natural +3 Caving
Natural +3 Geology
Natural Mute
Natural No clothing
Natural Stonesenses
Natural Stoneshaping

Unarmed: +2
Weapon skill: Stone Blade +2
Stealth: +1
Archeology: +2
Weaponsmith: +2
Navigation: +1
Armorsmith: +1
Chemical: +1

Inventory
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with Pseudomagnetic mortar
Knife (cut2, pierce2)
TNT x5
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10
"Muggy"(skull mug scrimshawed with "can we fix it?" on the side, "No, it's fucked." on the bottom. Has trigger on the inside of the spine-handle that, when squeezed, caused the mandible to open and close)
100ft silk rope
6 Octahedrons - supposedly replicate materials
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod (on loan to Kara)
Silver ethral pendant: small silver pendant in the shape of a compound eye wreathed in white fire
Ethral archive promissory note




443 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
5. Pryamid with stumpy limbs
7. snake golem. Its larger than the original by several times and rougher, sort of like a squirming line of uncut gemstones, each the size of a human fist.

Warehouse/bore storage:
Bomb Collar
Slate box
Spool of thermoreactive wire.
Acoustic guitar (Metal + guardbone, totally mundane.)
Mail shirt (Made to integrate directly into the exosuit, protecting surface that houses Shluck including head.Protect 3)
Rifle (pierce2, 6/10 magazine)
Small Knife from crystal barrel
Small bowl from crystal barrel
roll of very thin and flexible stone
small cube of the extremely dense material
sharp pyramid shaped wedge thing
3 structural junk
30 chemical junk
1 gold ingot

1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
6. Rolling Orb
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.

Alright so these two and Paris are, so far, the only ones on the expedition. Anyone else? We're leaving next turn. The bore is being repaired in the meantime and we can assume it is...relatively safe to leave it.


Adam introduces himself to the moths and they seem to accept him, though with a great deal of obvious consideration to his clear church connections. They seem to be making careful preparations to hide anything valuable from him.

Also yes, multiple knives to one point is possible, as is one knife to multiple points, though the second is a lot more complex and will need a way to "Command" it to go somewhere specific.

[Naturegirl1999]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Name: Rhea Alcove
Description: A female human with blonde hear. She holds a Hooked Cleaver in her right hand and wears a Mail Shirt for protection. She wears a denim shirt and denim jeans, along with tennis shoes.
Goal: To explore and learn as much as she can

Stats:
Str:10
Dex:10
Spe:10
End:10
Awa:10
Cun:11
Kno:10
Ner:12

Skills:
Weapon Skill(Cleaver): 1
Diving: 1
Unarmed: 1
Persuasion: 1
Defense Skill(Mail Armor): 1
Survival: 1
Biological: 1
Caving: 1
Navigation: 1
Animal Handling: 1

Inventory:Free Clothing
Worm Blood x2
Organic Junk x2
Hooked Cleaver
Mail Shirt

Go with the others on the expedition

[Ozarck]

Won't be fucking with the seal any time soon, then.

Remain on the bore. AsHul will be spending his time designing a song that shapes and strengthens support structures like those in the Bore. Iron? Steel? Consider what kind of sacrifice would be reasonable to aid in enchanting a guitar with alteration (Sige). Additionally, consider how to make asacrifice hile playing a song to enhance/control the pseudo-Dive effect.

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent.
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:10  Dex:9  Spe:10  End:12  Awa:13  Cun:13  Kno:12  Ner:16

Skills (2 point unspent)
3 Diving
2 Animal Handling
1 Survival
2 Weapon skill: Guitar (1/3 to level 3)

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Moleman's relic fragment
Black Book (Genuine)
Black Book (copy, strata 1,2,4)
2 Silent Night
4 Worm Blood
100 ft of rope
1 knife (cut/pierce 2)
2 Occult Junks
some kind of lightning tree from the plane of elemental forces
Song Book (Treasure, Vomit, Dissociate, Shred)
collar made of demagnetized neodymium
1 Bone-fretted haunted electric guitar
1 mundane acoustic guitar with wave patterns in abalone and turquoise
1 Crystalline Clate Guitar
155  Fathoms (+ One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore)

[Genet1k]

While enjoying his weekly walk outside of town, Richard spots the bore some distance away. Curious, he approaches it. He looks around to see if a crew member happens to be outside.

Spoiler: Richard Newguy, Human (click to show/hide)

Name: Richard Newguy

Description: Completely average, with short black hair and blue eyes.

Goal: To do the usual doctor stuff. Also, to study and catalogue the many mysterious lifeforms found in the underground, when the situation and time allow.
 
Stats

 Str: 10
 Dex: 10
 Spe: 10
 End: 10
 Awa: 10
 Cun: 10
 Kno: 13
 Ner: 10

Skills

 Medical +3   
 Biological +2
 Chemical +1

Inventory

 0 fathoms
 A set of generic clothing (shirt, pants, shoes)
 Doctor's bag

[Ozarck]

A horrible lump appears at an airlock. It stares vaguely in the general direction of Newguy. Probably. If that thing on what might be a face could be considered an eye, anyway.

"Greetings, stranger."

[Genet1k]

A horrible lump appears at an airlock. It stares vaguely in the general direction of Newguy. Probably. If that thing on what might be a face could be considered an eye, anyway.

"Greetings, stranger."

"Hello! Looking really swell today. Say, is there, perhaps, an opening available for a medical professional on this bore of yours?"

Spoiler: Richard Newguy, Human (click to show/hide)

Name: Richard Newguy

Description: Completely average, with short black hair and blue eyes.

Goal: To do the usual doctor stuff. Also, to study and catalogue the many mysterious lifeforms found in the underground, when the situation and time allow.
 
Stats

 Str: 10
 Dex: 10
 Spe: 10
 End: 10
 Awa: 10
 Cun: 10
 Kno: 13
 Ner: 10

Skills

 Medical +3   
 Biological +2
 Chemical +1

Inventory

 0 fathoms
 A set of generic clothing (shirt, pants, shoes)
 Doctor's bag

[Ozarck]

The thing shrugs. well, it kinda scrunches up like a crumpled piece of paper. The effect is vaguely similar to a shrug.

"We have room. We might even have use. We do have another medico somewhere, but he seems ot be otherwise occupied these days. If yo uare interested in applying to be part of the crew, well, there is a group right now going on an expedition. Gather your things and report to that group. If the moths will let you through, I imagine my fellow travelers will accept your assistance."

The mishapen sack of broken industrial machinery moves away fro the airlock, then moves back suddenly.

"Join up at your own risk, traveler. Life on this Bore is ... interesting."

((bold text an action to "Join the Expedition" so the GM knows you are here, and welcome aboard. Be aware - medic class tends to be either underused, or somewhat ridiculous in nature, so be flexible in your game play and feel free to branch out into action medicine, harmacist, or mad scientist. Think Medic from Team Fortress 2 for inspiration.))

[Radio Controlled]

Also yes, multiple knives to one point is possible,

1) Does this require a change in the dive required to make the knife or the destination portal?

as is one knife to multiple points, though the second is a lot more complex and will need a way to "Command" it to go somewhere specific.

2) Does this require a change in the dive required to make the knife or the destination portal?

3) Would something like a selection dial on the knife itself work, where you turn something like a little ring in the knife to select a destination portal?

Other that that, still ready to go.

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza
Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.
Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.
Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.
After his encounter with a Word of God, the edges of his vision are flickering with black flame and his skin is extremely pale with what appear to be black veins instead of the normal blue ones. It also forced him to reevaluate his views on the cthonic church and god.
Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
Stats
Str: 11
Dex: 11
Spe: 13
End: 12
Awa: 12
Cun: 11
Kno: 10
Ner: 14 
Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1
Flammenvision!
Inventory

Soldier's chestplate
Clothing: simple priest robes, currently worn long to hide the black veins
Rubber Suit

1 ethral rifle [10 rounds]  (pierce 3)
2x black flame
2x smoke bomb
1 flashbang

3 Silent Night
4 worm blood

1 minor artifact
1 minor artifact belonging to Rhea
1 beaker artifact (found in crystal ruins) => in locker
1 crystal construct

Transport mission papers
1 black book copy
1 black book
1 book "Artifacts of Faith"
1 empyrean city map
1 field lighter
1 radio
portal knives design
123 fathoms
   -loaned 40 to Cara (Tiruin)
3 unspent skillpoints

[Hotfire90]

Armed with a new lucrative job, Alex returns back to the bore. Ignoring and brushing past AsHul and the visitor, directly heading to a spot where everyone on the bore can hear him.

"Hey everyone, I got us a very straightforward and lucrative job, all we have to do is to find the producer of this illegal drug called Haze and bring them to justice. The payout is over a thousand fathoms and I expect this to be an easy job, we just have to find the producer and capture them."

Any conditions for the bounty like bringing them in alive or do they not care about that? And what else do I know other than that the producer is still in town?

Start the bounty hunting by investigating the leads.

Spoiler: Alex Wells (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Wells

Description: A middle aged man standing 5'7" feet tall. He has short brown hair and an unkempt beard.

Goal: Exploring the depths and collecting its wealth.

Stats:
Str: 12
Dex: 11
Spe: 12
End: 12
Awa: 12
Cun: 12
Kno: 12
Ner: 12

Skills:
Explosives 2
Mechanical 1
Survival 1
Caving 1
Chemical 2
Geology 1
3 Skill points

Inventory:
Dynamo Lantern
Field Lighter
4 TNT (explosive 4)
Bladed Shovel (Cut 3)
3 Fathoms
Crystal box of golem limbs
Golem buddy (flat disc and hooks)
Black Flame (Cut 3)
Rifle (Pierce 2) 3/10
Grappling Hook
Moon bladed staff (Cut 4, ?)
Silk shirt (oversized and bloodstained red)
Gas mask
2 lenses
A severed leg
5 ancient human books
20 copied ancient dictionary pages

[Parisbre56]

Make it very clear to everyone that we should be respectful and thankful to our moth friends for letting us explore their Crystal people ruins with them and should also be extra careful not to mess anything up or otherwise inconvenience them. Use sock puppets and very simple words if I have to.

Spoiler: "Kara" the Corven (click to show/hide)

Name: "Kara" is what most humans call her, though the closest pronunciation would be  Kr'ra-Kax
Race: Corven (advantage for climb, disadvantage for falls)
Appearance: She is a crow-like Corven with matte-black feathers. A bit short. Constantly moves her head around, examining her surroundings. Moves her tail up and down whenever she's excited.
Age: Adult, but just barely
Goal: Wants to find artifacts and experiences that she can use to make an (under)world-famous museum. Wants to prove herself to her mother and piss off her brother with her success (both financially and socially).

Status
Sacrificed left arm to reverse time (eaten by giant Shluck-like thing). Bandaged.

Stats
Str:10
Dex:13 
Spe:13 
End: 9
Awa:12
Cun:11 
Kno:12
Ner:11

Skills
Rifle: 1
Medical: 1
Translate: 1
Acrobatics: 1
Caving: 1
Machine Control: 1
Stealth: 1
Geology: 1
Archeology: 2
Navigation: 1
Unspent: 1

Inventory
Golden pin (in forearm)
Crystal Friend (with riding harness + Obedience Rod)
Radio
35 fathoms (1% royalty for flame)
Ethral Rifle (scope+bipod) (rifle 3, pierce 3) 6/7
Ethral Rifle magazine 7/7
Ethral Rifle magazine 6/7
Field Lighter (Fire 2)
Grappling Hook + Ethral Silk rope 200 ft
1 Dynamo Lantern (Light 3)
1 Knife (Cut/Pierce 2)
2 Slave Traps
Simple Clothes (with hood)
Cot
Book (Adventures of Pilgrim)
Deck of Cards
Kara's Diary

In Storage
15 chemical junk
22 mechanical junk
Crystal Tablets (diary about All-Eater and Great Destroyer, inventory, obedience rod instructions, construct assembly instructions)
Church Documents (document ownership and events, and recommend favorable treatment)
Metal Card with the address of the Gilded Crow (corven Gangsters of Goldshore)
Mechanical Arm (not installed)
Bomb collar (unlocked)
All bomb collar remotes
A large number of shiny gold-like messenger path rocks